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Microforms, Government Documents, and Maps @ Pitt: Searching

This is a guide for finding and using the microform, government document, and map collections located in Hillman Library.

PittCat

PittCat PittCat is the main searching tool for all of the materials owned by the University Library System (ULS), including articles, books, ebooks, journal articles, ejournals, audio and video, digital images, government documents, microfilm and movies.

Request Material in PittCat

You can request material through PittCat using Get It, even for material that we do not own. You must be signed in and then click on the item you need. Options within the item:

If you have any questions about this, please contact us so we can work with you to try and get the material you need.

Need Additional Help?

If you're having trouble finding what you're looking for you can contact Ask a Librarian for assistance.

Searching the Catalog for Microforms

Open the webpage library.pitt.edu and enter your search terms.

After you enter your terms in the search box on the library's homepage click "search."

You will be redirected to a new page and on the left you can "Refine your search." Under "Content Type" choose "microfilm" and "continue."

This will limit your result to only those in microform format.

You can click on the item you want and you will be directed to its PITTCat classic record. Here you can see the item's bibliographic information and library holdings or "Library has."

You can print this page and bring it to Hillman Library Microforms and we will assist you with locating the microform.